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Northern Oil CEO Steps Down, President Takes Helm; Other Execs Shuffled

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Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. CEO Brandon Elliott is stepping down from his post at the end of the year.

He will be succeeded by Nicholas O'Grady, Northern's current President and CFO, effective January 1, 2020.

Chad Allen, Northern's Chief Accounting Officer, will succeed Mr. O'Grady as CFO.

Other Exec Changes

Northern also detailed several other management changes, including:

• Adam Dirlam, currently Executive Vice President of Land, will be promoted to Chief Operating Officer
• Erik Romslo, currently Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, will be promoted to Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
• Mike Kelly being hired to serve as Executive Vice President of Finance
• James Evans, currently Vice President of Engineering, will be promoted to Senior Vice President of Engineering

Bios

Dirlam

Adam Dirlam has been named Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Dirlam has served as Executive Vice President of Land since June 2018, prior to which he served as Senior Vice President of Land since 2013 and in other roles with Northern since 2009.

Romslo

Erik Romslo has been named Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Romslo has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since January 2013 after joining Northern as General Counsel and Secretary in 2011.

Kelly

Mike Kelly is being hired to serve as Executive Vice President of Finance, effective January 1, 2020. He joins Northern from Seaport Global Securities, where he was a Partner and Head of E&P Research covering over 30 companies in the exploration and production sector since 2011. Prior to this he spent over five years working as an energy analyst for Kennedy Capital Management in St. Louis. Mr. Kelly earned his MBA at Washington University's Olin School of Business and his undergraduate degree from Trinity University in San Antonio. Mr. Kelly is a CFA charterholder.

Evans

James Evans has been named Senior Vice President of Engineering, effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Evans has served as Vice President of Engineering since June 2018, prior to which he served as Reservoir Engineering Manager and in other roles since joining Northern in 2013.